Butternut Squash Rice Balls

I think a life of a mom is so much easier if you have roasted/steamed vegetables in the fridge at all times. I roasted a butternut squash yesterday to make pasta sauce and to use for snacking. With the leftover half, I came up with these cute-looking snack balls. Spoon-feeding is certainly not as fun as eating with your hands. Add a little crunch with brown rice crisps (sugar-free) and your babies and toddlers will certainly approve.

I bought Whole Foods brand plain, unsweetened brown rice crisps. The package listed only one ingredient, which is a good product in my book.

If you have butternut squash already roasted then these snacks will take you  5 minutes to make. Not even.

HOW TO BAKE BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Honestly, just a year ago I had no idea how easy it was to bake whole butternut squash. I used to ruin my fingers trying to peel the quash and cut it into chunks before steaming or roasting.

Butternut Squash Rice Balls

 

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This is an ideal healthy snack for kids and people of all ages. Making it with leftover butternut squash will take you 5 minutes to prepare.

Author: Natasha

Ingredients

• Just 2 ingredients:
• Roasted butternut squash
• Brown rice crisps
• Optional: coconut flakes

Instructions

1. Scoop the chilled squash out of its shell.
2. Mash it with a fork (it should be very soft).
3. Add as many rice crisps as necessary to make the mixture stick to together.
4. Form little balls with your hands and roll in a bowl with coconut flakes.

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